Postage Stamps on cards~

Hi guys!
Cleaned out a couple of filing drawers and came across some
older postage stamps.  I removed them from the envelopes by
soaking in warm water.  I dried them on wax paper.  I started adding
 them to projects.  Here a some examples~

Darkroom Door Stamps and a postage stamp

Topflight Stamps / PaperArtsy, Darkroom Door and postage stamps

Topflight Stamps / PaperArtsy, Paper Rose and a postage stamp

Topflight Stamps / IndigoBlu, Darkroom Door and a postage stamp

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps / Panpastels and a postage stamp
All links to the companies are on the side bar. All cards are adhered
with adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thanks for stopping by for ~

Connie

A Silhouette Christmas card with Joy Clair!

Hi guys!
It is my turn on the Joy Clair blog.  I will be sharing a
card created using the Santa's Coming set by Joy Clair.  
It has some really fun silhouette houses that are amazing!!

I used my Misti (stamp platform) to get the houses lined up straight and then stamped them out on gray cardstock.  I used Versa Fine Clair by Imagine Crafts.  I love the deep, rich black color it produces.  On a silhouette type stamp the ink is important. You want good coverage of color.  The wreath was colored in with dual tip markers by Leisure Arts.  This card could be backed with different colors of cardstock (like traditional holiday colors) and look amazing.  I used silver cardstock with the gray.  Love the look!!

The house were splattered with white acrylic paint.  I use an old toothbrush and watered down paint to get a good snow look.   The card is adhered together with 3D foam squares by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful holiday!!!

Sloth Day with Joy Clair~

Hi guys!!
Today Joy Clair is having an Instagram Hop for Sloth Day!!!

Joy Clair has the cutest Sloth set that is perfect to
celebrate this day!!

Feeling Slothly

 This card was created with Distress Oxides and Archival ink.  The background was
created using several colors of Distress Oxides watered down.  The paper
was placed in the watered down inks and then a heating tool was used to dry after
each color.  The colors were layered until I got a cool background for the
Sloth card.  The stamps were used with Archival ink and colored in with
 Distress Oxide ink. The card front was added to a folded card.  The sentiment

was adhered with dimensional adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.
Twine was added and ink splats to complete the card.

Thanks for stopping by~

Hope you will join Joy Clair over on Instagram!!!!

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps ~ October challenge

Hi guys!
 Blue Knight Rubber Stamps is hosting an October challenge
on their Facebook page, Fans of Blue Knight Stamps..  I thought it would
 be fun to join in~

My card is simple but FUN!!! Really all that matters :)

I used the Birthday Fun set and Birthday Wishes set by Blue Knight Rubber
Stamps.  The card is simply stamped with Archival inks/black and red.
The center image is double matted and popped up with dimensional
adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.  The card front was adhered to
 a folded card.

Hope you will play along~
Thanks for stopping by!

Darkroom Door October Challenge~

Hi guys!!
There is a great challenge going on over on the Facebook fan page 
for Darkroom Door.  It is a fun one!!
The challenge using one of the small stencils to create a card.

October Challenge: Shaped Stencil Sets!

This month we challenge you to create a project using any of our shaped Stencil Sets!

https://www.darkroomdoor.com/stencils

Your project can be a card, tag, art journal page, scrapbook page, mixed media project... anything goes! Your project just needs to show the use of one of our shaped Stencil Sets. (Circle, Square, Oval, Rectangle, Heart, Diamond, Hexagon, Short Rectangle, Star, Christmas Tree, Bauble and Christmas Reindeer)

Here's how to enter the challenge:

* Create a project using a Darkroom Door shaped stencil set. You can use other products too, but Darkroom Door products must be one of the main elements or features of the design.

* Post a photo here in the Darkroom Door Inspiration group with the tag #darkroomdooroctoberchallenge

* You have until October 31st, 2019 to enter.

* Project must be new and not previously uploaded to the group.

* Create as many projects as you like! (of course you are always welcome to upload ANY other project you create with Darkroom Door products too, not just ones for the challenge! We like to see what you are creating!)

One winner will be picked at random (within the first week of November 2019) and will receive a Rubber Stamp set and stencil (or equivalent) of your choice.

To inspire you, here's some cards where I've used the Circle and Rectangle Stencil Sets!

Good luck and happy creating!!

Rachel

Hope to see your work~

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Inspirational Blog Hop with Joy Clair~ Day 1

Hi guys!!

What an exciting day one, the new stamps from Joy Clair are here.

Today we will be showcasing the stamps from the Everything Occasions Collection.
If you are following along you should be coming from Jowilna's blog.

I will be creating with the Best Dad Ever set by Joy Clair
 and using Bazzill cardstock.

This is a fun set that can be used for all kinds of craft projects.  The images would be great on a scrapbook page.  I created a mixed media type background and then stamped over it.  Distress Oxides  inks were used with the bottom tool border.  Water was splatted, over the stamped border, creating the blurred image.  Working with tools is messy!

The stamped images were embossed with black embossing powder and trimmed out.

The stamped images were than adhered to the card front with dimensional foam squares.

Best Dad Ever (new arrivals)

 EVERYDAY COLLECTION INSPIRATIONAL BLOG HOP

1. Joy Clair Blog 
2. Martha Lucia Gomez 
3. Jowilna Nolte
4. Connie Hyde Mercer  ****** you are here******
5. Kerry Urbatch 
6. Angie Cimbalo
7. Betz Golden 
8. Karen Letchworth 
9. Jessica Kaiser
10. Ceal Pritchett
11. Lindsay Adreon 
12. Helen Gullett
13. Donna Idlet 
    
    
    As always Joy Clair will be offering a $25 gift card for one lucky person.
    So comment on all the blogs and it could be YOU!!!

Next stop is Karen's blog ~

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie

A Whale card with Joy Clair!

Hi guys!
It is my turn on the Joy Clair Blog.  I will be showcasing the
"I think you're S'whale" set by Joy Clair

This is such a cute set and I love the play on words!!!  You will surely
 get some laughs on some of these sentiments.  Perfect for friends!

This card was created using Distress Oxide to get desired background.
I used several different blues and kept adding them until the ocean look

appeared.  The sand is two different brown tones from the
 Distress Oxide ink colors.  The sea moss was stamped out on white cardstock
and then cutout.  Sea shells were stamped in the sand.

 The sentiment and twine were added to the bottom of
the card. to complete the swimming in the ocean with a
smiling whale.
Such a fun set to create with!!!

Thanks for stopping by~